Martin Brothers Ceramic Birds

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Martin brothers ceramic birds.

One gothic bird produced c1898 and standing 14 inches with blue and green plumage and a broad flat beak in an iridescent brown glaze was given an auction estimate of twenty to thirty thousand pounds. Martin brothers quirky bird jar expected to fetch up to 50 000 at auction avant garde ceramics made in the 19th and early 20th century by four siblings who lived in poverty are back under the. The fantastical birds which mightn t look out of place on a harry potter film set come from the studio of the martin brothers robert wallace walter fraser edwin and charles douglas who set up a pottery together in fulham london in 1873. With wood base 20 1 4 in 51 4 cm high weight of pottery 15 lb the four martin brothers were pottery manufacturers in london from 1873 to 1914.

Over time martin bros. 1984 the boobies boojums and snarks ceramic curiosities of the martin brothers exhibition is held at the jordan volpe gallery. Grew into an independent full line supply and food distributor with a focus on foodservice with a difference. Martin brothers bird 1896.